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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 593 · 40 questions
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Robot tip (The robot loop): Sense = taking in information with sensors (touch, light, sound, distance, camera). Think = the controller running the program and deciding. Act = doing something: motors move, a gripper grips, a buzzer beeps, a light shines. Then the loop starts again.

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  1. 1.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) it compares two numbers (c) the robot turns left (d) it counts the boxes
  2. 2.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  3. 3.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) it decides to turn (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the motors turn it
  4. 4.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  5. 5.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → sense → think (b) sense → think → act (c) act → think → sense (d) think → act → sense
  6. 6.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the battery (b) the motors (c) the frame (d) the sensors
  7. 7.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it compares two numbers (b) the program picks a path (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the robot turns left
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) it compares two numbers (c) it decides to turn (d) it counts the boxes
  10. 10.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the motors turn it (c) the controller reads it (d) it drives on
  11. 11.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it decides to turn
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) the wheels spin (c) the gripper closes (d) a mic hears a clap
  14. 14.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a loop (b) a battery (c) a crash (d) a gear
  15. 15.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the program (b) the sensors (c) the motors (d) the camera
  16. 16.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “it drives on”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) a bumper is pressed (c) the arm lifts a box (d) the wheels spin
  18. 18.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the gripper closes (b) a camera spots a wall (c) it compares two numbers (d) it plans the next move
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) a camera spots a wall (c) the robot turns left (d) an LED lights up
  21. 21.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it decides to stop
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) the arm lifts a box (c) it compares two numbers (d) the gripper closes
  24. 24.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to turn (b) the program picks a path (c) it compares two numbers (d) the wheels spin
  25. 25.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on (c) it decides to turn (d) the controller reads it
  26. 26.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  27. 27.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the wheels (b) the bumper (c) the frame (d) the controller
  28. 28.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to stop (b) it counts the boxes (c) the program picks a path (d) the arm lifts a box
  29. 29.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “it decides to turn”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it decides to turn
  31. 31.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to stop (b) a camera spots a wall (c) the robot turns left (d) it compares two numbers
  32. 32.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a sensor reads light (d) a sensor checks distance
  34. 34.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) an LED lights up (c) the robot turns left (d) the program picks a path
  37. 37.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed
  38. 38.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) the controller reads it (c) it drives on (d) the bumper is pressed
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a bumper is pressed
  40. 40.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it counts the boxes (b) the gripper closes (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a buzzer beeps

Answer key

  1. the robot turns left
  2. sense
  3. the bumper is pressed
  4. think
  5. sense → think → act
  6. the sensors
  7. True
  8. a bumper is pressed
  9. an LED lights up
  10. the motors turn it
  11. sense
  12. it decides to turn
  13. a mic hears a clap
  14. a loop
  15. the motors
  16. the controller reads it
  17. a bumper is pressed
  18. False
  19. the gripper closes
  20. a camera spots a wall
  21. True
  22. it decides to stop
  23. it compares two numbers
  24. the wheels spin
  25. the controller reads it
  26. sense
  27. the controller
  28. the arm lifts a box
  29. False
  30. the bumper is pressed
  31. a camera spots a wall
  32. False
  33. the gripper closes
  34. True
  35. True
  36. the program picks a path
  37. the bumper is pressed
  38. it drives on
  39. a buzzer beeps
  40. a sensor checks distance

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